noun
1 way that sb/sth looks
ADJECTIVE
▪ attractive , handsome , youthful
▪ distinctive , odd , strange , striking
▪ dishevelled/disheveled , scruffy ( esp. BrE ), unkempt , unprepossessing
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With his dishevelled/disheveled ~ he often looks as though he's just fallen out of bed.
▪ external , outer , outward , physical , surface , visual
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In outward ~ the two types of tomato are similar.
▪ personal
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attention to personal ~ and hygiene
▪ general , overall
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attempts to improve the general ~ of the town
VERB + APPEARANCE
▪ have
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Inside, the house had the ~ of a temple.
▪ take on
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Towns merged to take on the ~ of a city.
▪ create , give
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The report gives an ~ of scientific credibility.
▪ alter , change
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Shaving off his beard changed his ~ dramatically.
▪ check
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He stopped at the mirror to check his ~.
▪ enhance , improve
▪ mimic
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man-made materials that mimic the ~ of wood
▪ avoid
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We must avoid any ~ of impropriety.
▪ keep up , maintain , preserve
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They tried to maintain the ~ of normality.
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
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rather bird-like in ~
PHRASES
▪ contrary to ~s , despite ~s
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The American president, despite ~s, has only limited power.
▪ judge (sb/sth) by ~s
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To judge by ~s, Roger was rather embarrassed.
▪ keep up ~s (= hide the true situation and pretend that everything is going well)
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When she lost all her money, she was determined to keep up ~s.
2 arrival of sb/sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ abrupt , dramatic , sudden , surprise , unexpected
▪ brief
▪ first , initial
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Since its first ~ in the 19th century, cholera has killed millions.
VERB + APPEARANCE
▪ make , put in
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She made a sudden ~ just as we were about to leave.
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I feel I must put in at least a brief ~ at the party.
▪ mark
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This marked the ~ of a new genre in American music.
3 act of appearing in public
ADJECTIVE
▪ first , second , etc.
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her first ~ on the stage
▪ final , last
▪ frequent , occasional , rare , regular
▪ recent
▪ live , personal
▪ public
▪ cameo , guest
▪ court , radio , stage , television , TV
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one of the actor's rare television ~s
▪ scheduled
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The singer had to cancel her scheduled ~.
VERB + APPEARANCE
▪ make
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She made a cameo ~ in the movie.
▪ cancel
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She was forced to cancel her ~ as keynote speaker at the event.
APPEARANCE + NOUN
▪ fee , money ( both sports , esp. BrE )